President Trump claims it's not realistic to expect AI companies to pay for all the copyrighted content they use to train their AI
AI training requires huge data sets, but it has become a problem that AI development companies that use copyrighted content for training do not pay copyright holders. In the midst of this, US President Donald Trump argued that it is not realistic to require AI companies to pay royalties for all copyrighted content used in training, given the intensifying AI race with China.
Trump Says AI Companies Can't Be Required To License Content
President Trump: It's Not Doable for AI Companies to Pay for All Copyrighted Input * TorrentFreak
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AI technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, and it is commonly recognized that training large-scale language models requires huge amounts of data. A problem that has emerged is that AI development companies that use copyrighted content to train their AI are not paying the copyright holders of the content.
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in US courts addressing this issue, with rights holders demanding payment of royalties for content, and AI developers arguing that using copyrighted material to train AI is fair use . In addition, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is reportedly considering a settlement in a lawsuit against a music generation AI company that would allow them to collect licensing fees.
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Speaking at the 'Winning the AI Race' summit on July 23, 2025 local time, Trump addressed the debate over AI and copyright, pointing out that AI companies can't be expected to pay royalties for all the copyrighted content they use to train their AI.
'You can't have an AI program that's successful if you have to pay for papers and books and everything that it learns from,' Trump said. 'I understand the goal, but it's just not feasible and you can't do it. If you try to pay for content, you can't have an AI program that's successful.'
Trump's argument comes as the AI development race with China intensifies. Trump said the U.S. cannot afford to fall behind China, which does not have strong intellectual property protections, and called for the establishment of 'common sense intellectual property rules.'
'You can get great knowledge by reading a book or an article, but that doesn't mean you have to violate copyright laws or have to sign deals with every content provider. You can't do that. China doesn't do that,' Trump said at the summit.
Copyright news site TorrentFreak pointed out that Anna's Archive , a pirated library of copyrighted content, is providing high-speed access to many China-based AI development companies and data brokers. In a statement , Anna's Archive warned that if countries want to make their presence felt in the AI development race, they should not use copyright as a constraint.
Trump's speech at the summit marked the launch of the AI Action Plan , a national strategy for ensuring America's advantage in the AI race. The plan prioritizes building AI capabilities, including data centers and other support, while eliminating regulatory barriers, and also recommends 'ensuring that the government only contracts with cutting-edge large-scale language model developers who can guarantee the objectivity and lack of top-down ideological bias of their systems.'
'We have to be able to play by the same rules as (China),' Trump said in his speech, but added that that doesn't mean the AI can replicate copyrighted content. 'Obviously, it can't copy or plagiarize an article, but if it reads an article and learns from it, it needs to be able to tap into that pool of knowledge without having to go through complicated contract negotiations,' Trump said.
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